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ArtPrize 2013: What you need to know about tonight's awards ceremony

A sneak peek of the 2013 ArtPrize award venue in the Grand Rapids City Garages 5 and 6 on Market Ave SW on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The event to announce the award winners will start at 7 pm on Friday.
(Lauren Petracca | MLive.com)

ArtPrize 2013 will draw to a close this weekend, climaxing this evening with the official awards ceremony. The 16 winners in the competition will be announced, and the $560,000 in cash prizes divvied up.

Here's everything you need to know about ArtPrize 2013 Awards:

• Want to attend the awards? The event takes place at the Grand Rapids City Garages 5 and 6, 265 Market Ave. SW. Tickets are $15, available at the ArtPrize HUB, 41 Sheldon Blvd. SE, or online at artprize.org. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8.

• Join us online: Follow along at mlive.com/artprize tonight for complete coverage of the event, including live results from the awards ceremony, full stories on the top prize winners, photos of the prize-winning works on display for the past three weeks, and interviews with the winners following the event.

• Watch it on TV:WOOD TV 8 will broadcast the event live beginning at 8 p.m.

• Watch party at Rosa Parks Circle: Crowds will gather downtown to see Grand Rapids rock band Domestic Problems perform, as part of WOOD TV's concert series, starting at 5 p.m. Friday. The band will play two sets prior to the awards-ceremony broadcast, which will show on the big screen.

• Who's vying for the big prize?Go here for a rundown of the Top 10 finalists in the popular vote. The big winner will take home $200,000, followed by $75,000 for the second-place prize, $50,000 for third place and $5,000 each for the remaining seven.

• Who's leading in the popular vote? That's anybody's guess — obviously, ArtPrize doesn't release voting totals until after the competition is over. But our MLive poll gives some insight into who our readers are voting for, and who they think is going to win.